Typhoon - We have heard from
Ian Slater of Typhoon Legacy that Typhoon IB, JP843, is being recreated
in British Columbia, Canada, using Typhoon parts, original drawings and
reverse engineering. It will be an airworthy machine in flying
condition. Go to www.typhoonlegacy.com for pictures, information and
the opportunity to make a donation to the costs. Ian can be contacted
on ian@typhoonlegacy.com.
Hurricane - The Lone Star
Flight Museum’s Canadian Hurricane XII has been bought by a UK owner
and will come to the UK from Galveston. At Hawker Restorations of
Lavenham, near Ipswich, the restoration of Hurricane I P2902, recovered
from the English Channel in 1988, is nearing completion.
Fury - Iraqi Fury G-CBEL/VH-SFW is returning to the UK from Australia.
Thanks to John Farley for spotting this…
Yorkshire Evening Post Thursday 1st September 1938.
“PLANE WRECKAGE FOUND BY NORTH SEA TRAWLER
The North Shields steam trawler, General Joffre, belonging Alderman
Richard Irvln of North Shields, arrived in port last night bearing part
of the wreckage of an aeroplane which had been picked up on Tuesday, 25
miles east by north of St. Abb's Head, Berwickshire. On the wreckage
was a brass plate bearing the following details:
The H. G Hawker Eng Company Ltd. Serial Number 41 9994. Drawing Number B35584 B. K2830.
Date 7 12 32. HB830.
The skipper said he took the brass plate from the
cockpit and permitted the main part the wreckage to go back into the
sea.”
Editor’s note - K2830 was, according to Frank Mason,
a Hawker Nimrod I of No. 800 Squadron which crashed during a deck
landing on HMS Courageous on 25th October 1936.